angle of yaw

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• Angle of Yaw — Infobox Book name = Angle of Yaw title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ben Lerner illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = subject = genre = Poetry publisher = Copper Canyon Press release date = 2006… …   Wikipedia

• angle of yaw — The angle between a line in the direction of flight and a plane through the longitudinal and vertical axes of an aircraft. It is considered to be positive if the nose is displaced to the right and negative if displaced to the left. Also called a… …   Aviation dictionary

• angle of yaw — the angle between the direction of the relative wind and the plane of symmetry of an airplane, being positive when the airplane turns to the right * * * Aeron. the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given …   Useful english dictionary

• angle of yaw — Aeron. the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above. * * * …   Universalium

• Yaw string — The yaw string, also known as a slip string, is a simple device for indicating a slip or skid in an aircraft in flight. It performs the same function as the slip skid indicator ball, but is more sensitive, and does not require the pilot to look… …   Wikipedia

• yaw indicator — A device that measures the angular direction of the airflow relative to the longitudinal vertical plane of the aircraft. This may be accomplished by a balanced vane or by a differential pressure sensor that aligns the detector to the airflow and …   Aviation dictionary

• yaw — [yô] vi. [ON jaga, to sway, move back and forth < or akin to Du & Ger jagen, to hunt] 1. to swing back and forth across its course, as a ship pushed by high waves 2. to swing to the left or right on the vertical axis so that the longitudinal… …   English World dictionary

• Yaw — The word yaw can refer to:* Yaw angle, angle about a vertical axis **Yaw axis * Yaw (god), Levantine god * Yaw drive, wind turbine component * YAW, Halifax/Shearwater Heliport s IATA code * Ellen Beach Yaw (1869 ndash;1947), concert singer * Yàw …   Wikipedia

• Yaw rate sensor — A yaw rate sensor is a gyroscopic device that measures a vehicle’s angular velocity around its vertical axis. The output is usually in degrees per second or radians per second. The angle between the vehicle s heading and vehicle actual movement… …   Wikipedia

• Yaw angle — The yaw angle is the angle between a vehicle s heading and a reference heading (normally true or magnetic North). One of the Tait Bryan angles. In aeronautics, robotics and marine control, it is typically assigned the shorthand notation psi.… …   Wikipedia

• angle — See ackermann angle approach angle attack angle cam angle caster angle departure angle dwell dwell angle front triangle heading angle …   Dictionary of automotive terms